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Direct carbon dioxide emissions from civil aircraft
Matt Grote1, Ian Williams1, John Preston1
1Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.
Atmospheric Environment (Oxford, England : 1994)
|April 15, 2020
Summary
Civil aviation
Area of Science:
- Environmental science
- Aviation policy
- Climate change mitigation
Background:
- Global airlines' daily oil consumption exceeds 5 million barrels.
- Aircraft engine carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a significant environmental concern.
- Civil aviation's contribution to anthropogenic CO2 emissions is projected to increase due to air traffic growth.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review measures for mitigating CO2 emissions in civil aviation.
- To categorize mitigation measures into policy/legal and technological/operational aspects.
- To identify challenges in implementing CO2 emission reduction strategies.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing CO2 mitigation measures for civil aviation.
- Analysis of market-driven versus non-market-driven mitigation strategies.
- Assessment of the current global regulatory framework's effectiveness.
Main Results:
- Market-based measures reducing fuel consumption are readily adopted.
- Non-market-based measures require stronger global regulation and international agreement.
- Even with full implementation of mitigation measures, traffic growth may outpace emissions reduction.
Conclusions:
- A global aviation regulator with enforcement power is urgently needed.
- Behavioral change to reduce air travel demand is essential for significant CO2 reduction.
- Significant challenges exist in implementing stringent measures and altering industry stakeholder behavior.
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